| Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2000.09.12 (13507 words) |
 | Aristarchus' rigorous analysis of Homeric poetry as a system was monumentalized by his reputation as an "analogist," in opposition to an "anomalist" like his contemporary, Crates of Mallos, who was head of the Library of Pergamon (Varro, De lingua latina 8.23). |
| Aristarchus' own belief was probably similar to West's, to the extent that he too posited a written text produced by the prototypical poet. |
| Aristarchus' procedure concerning deleted ("omitted") verses, as distinct from athetized verses, was not subjective: it depended on external evidence, and on the application of formal criteria to that external evidence. |
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